A cycloaliphatic epoxy resin was used as polymer matrix where graphene oxide (GOx) was directly dispersed in the range between 0.05 and 1.0 wt% by ultraturrax mixing, followed by sonication. A cationic photoinitiator was ...

The Austrian cooperative movement began in the nineteenth century. Around the year 1850, the first so-called “Aushilfskasse” (a preliminary version of a cooperative bank) was founded; furthermore, first consumption ...

The present chapter deals with biomass-based technologies for polygeneration and district heating (i.e., DH). The relevant technologies for the generation of heat, power and biofuels are presented in the first section ...

As the dimension of solid-state devices reaches the submicron limit and sub-picosecond phenomena become relevant, the electron-electron interaction can be of great importance to the device performance. Such interaction ...

The simultaneous optimization of the mechanical design and of the controller in vibrating systems is of great importance in order to improve the system dynamic performances. Due to the mutual interaction, the two tasks ...

Rising logistics costs, mass customization and market-specific product variants are the reason for the current trend towards decentralized and geographically distributed manufacturing systems. Often these mini-factories ...

This book chapter focuses on the design of assembly lines and systems for the production of mass customized products. It reviews the state of the art in Mass Customization and Mass Customization Manufacturing (MCM) to give ...